DORSET's economy
Dorset’s £17 billion GVA economy is strong and resilient. 52,000 businesses are based here, with low churn and high survival rates. Home to well-known international corporations as well as a multitude of fast-growing local enterprises, Dorset is the UK’s top area for high growth digital businesses, second fastest-growing area for start-ups, third largest financial sector and 10th largest urban area. It is an innovation hotbed and cultural hotspot, with a strong entrepreneurial culture.
800,000 people live here, buoying the local economy with low unemployment and high levels of skills, qualifications and disposable income. It is an outstanding place to live, invest and grow with stunning countryside and a World Heritage Site coastline.
With two universities, one university college and five further education colleges, Dorset has a highly-skilled, well-qualified workforce to draw on. Its superb quality of life acts as a magnet for skilled people.
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